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Lund B.C.
18
July 16. Rained hard all fore
noon and got soaked visiting
my traps, and did not get
much. In the afternoon it cleared
and I shot some birds a
chipmunk etc. I set some
steel traps Saw my adetes
transcendi but could not kill
any.
July 17. Got a small catch only
and shot a few birds. Reset a
line of traps but found it difficult
to find runways or signs.
July 18. Got a small catch of Sows
Evotmys etc. Saw two old grouse
with broods of young about size
of quail. Reset many of my
traps along a stream in the
woods.
July 19. Did not catch anything of
consequence. Shot a ruffed Grouse,
a flicker etc. and reset some
of my traps
July 20. Got a small catch of mammals
and shot a few birds including
an immature grouse
July 21. Look up all my traps
Shot a female blue grouse a
chipmunk etc. in the forenoon
in the afternoon after doing
any shimming I went out some
traps in the trail running world.